PEAVLER FAMILY QUILT/DIARY

I am not a Peavler - BUT found the following on an ebay auction.Didn't know if any family members would be interested.I think the auction is over on 7/7/1999.As a genealogy nut - hate to see things like this leave a family.

Susan Long

Susan Long

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******************************THIS IS A QUILT WHICH WAS STARTED IN 1895 BY MARY PEAVLER. I WILL QUOTE FROM HERDIARY. "MAY 11, 1895- I WENT WITH MA TO NANAS TODAY, MA FELT SURE I WOULD TO PUTTO GOOD USE. I WAS BEATING AND BRUSHING ON MAS OLD SPREAD I GOT A IDEA FOR ANEW SPREAD FOR MA. MAS OLD SPREAD WA COVERED WITH HAIR FROM HER PET FAT CAT.HE UP AND DISAPPEARED THIS LAST WINTER. I THINK MA WOULD LIKE TO REMEMBER HIM.I TOLD NANA HOW ALL HIS HAIR ON MAS OLD SPREAD GAVE ME THE IDEA FOR A NEWSPREAD WITH FAT CATS PICTURE IN THE MIDDLE LAID OUT LIKE HE ALWAYS WAS ON MASOLD SPREAD. NANA THAUGHT THAT SOUNDED REAL NICE SHE SAYS ALL US WOMEN FOLKOUTTA STITCH ON IT TOGETHER GET IT DONE RIGHT FAST THAT WAY. NEXT SUNDAYAFTER SERVICES WE ARE GOING TO START CUTTING SCRAPS." THE WOMEN WORKED ONTHE QUILT UNTIL "APRIL 19, 1898, ...NANA PASSES OVER TODAY..." (SEE THE MEMORIALBLOCK ON THE QUILT WITH CROSS). THERE ARE MORE ENTRIES ABOUT THE QUILT OVERTHE YEARS. THE FULL HISTORY CAN BE FAXED TO YOU ON REQUEST. THE LASTENTRIES-"FEB. 17, 1924-WE LAID MA TO REST TODAY. AUNT MARIE WAS MORE THAN A BITOFF WITH ME WHEN I TOLD HER I HAD THOUGHT I WOULD FINISH UP MAS SPREAD ANDKEEP IT TO REMIND ME OF US ALL." "MARCH 12, 1924-I PUT THE FINAL STITCH ON THE "FATCAT" SPREAD I HAD STARTED FOR MA SOME TWENTY ODD YEARS AGO. I SURE WISH SHEHAD GOT TO HAVE IT. I GUESS IT WILL SERVE AS A FAMILIES EFFORT IN MEMORIES." (SEEMEMORIAL BLOCK 1924). THIS IS A FULLY DOCUMENTED PIECE OF HISTORY AND IS INGOOD CONDITION. WHAT A RARE FIND FOR ANY COLLECTOR! SATISFACTIONGUARANTEED WITH 3 DAY RETURN POLICY. ADD $8.00 S&H. PLEASE E-MAIL WITH ANYQUESTIONS. THANK-YOU.